Sentences with phrase «genetic studies show»

(6) Genetic studies show polymorphism or genetic mutations in the Estrogen receptors.

Several genetic studies show a bottleneck back then, a time when the total number of Homo sapiens was tiny.

In the Blumenbach scheme Africans were Caucasians twice removed — the opposite of what modern genetic studies show.

Yet genetic studies show no sign of a bottleneck at the time.

Genetic studies show that mollusk ancestors split from the vertebrates around 1.2 billion years ago, making humans at least as closely related to shrimps, starfish, and earthworms as to octopuses.

Additionally, scientists note that genetic studies show that Amerind genes are mostly though not entirely of Asiatic origin, which appears to conflict with the Book of Mormon account of their ancestry.

«Insight into our 50 - plus lifespan still evolving, genetic study shows.»

On the other hand, about 15 years ago a genetic study showed that the DNA of Bornean elephants was very different from that of other Asian elephants, suggesting a very ancient separation, on the order of 300,000 years ago.

Stitziel noted that these recently approved therapeutics that inhibit PCSK9 were developed after similar genetic studies showed an association with LDL cholesterol levels.

A genetic study shows that modern potatoes were cultivated from two wild ancestors, contradicting the straightforward story that has long been told.

COLD SPRING HARBOR, NEW YORK — As fighting continues in the Middle East, a new genetic study shows that many Arabs and Jews are closely related.

Not exact matches

«We suspected that the young are most vulnerable because of their immature immune systems, but we didn't have a lot of hard evidence to show that before,» said study lead author Bo Hang, a Berkeley Lab staff scientist who previously found that thirdhand smoke could lead to genetic mutations in human cells.

A recent study involving twins showed that they probably just have a particular genetic mutation that means they require less sleep.

Derrik - There have been studies that have shown that the type of mate we are attracted to has a significant genetic basis.

For example, François's new right - wing colleague, Godefroy Lempereur, introduces him to a nativist literature heavy on demographic studies purporting to show that «belief in a transcendent being conveys a genetic advantage: that couples who follow one of the three religions of the Book and maintain patriarchal values have more children than atheists or agnostics.

Such studies show that we are all walking genetic junkyards: Recent U.S. research suggests that every individual carries, on average, 313 disease - causing mutations.

Testbiotech pointed out this study and the unintended effects of Golden Rice which «show genetic instability if they are crossed with other varieties; these were not discussed by FSANZ even though they are also relevant for food safety».

Several studies have also attempted to understand the role of breastfeeding on IQ, and although some authors conclude that the observed advantage of breastfeeding on IQ is related only to genetic and socioenvironmental factors, a recent meta - analysis showed that after adjustment for appropriate key co-factors, breastfeeding was associated with significantly higher scores for cognitive development than formula feeding.6 Longer duration of breastfeeding has also been positively associated with intelligence in adulthood.22 We also observed the benefits of long - term breastfeeding on mental indices, along with the indirect benefit of balancing the impact of exposure to p, p ′ DDE after adjustment for some socioeconomic variables.

Many studies show that once your child starts using a drugs, genetic factors may influence whether they develop an addiction.

Studies show that restless legs syndrome may have a strong genetic component.

GOING VIRAL Genetic studies of viruses from horseshoe bats (shown) in one cave in China suggest the animals are reservoirs of SARS coronaviruses.

Studies of the Yanomamö Indians of Amazonas during the past 23 years show that 44 percent of males estimated to be 25 or older have participated in the killing of someone, that approximately 30 percent of adult male dealths are due to violence, and that nearly 70 percent of all adults over an estimated 40 years of age have lost a close genetic relative due to violence.

These studies showing greater genetic diversity in ancient populations suggest it may not be so far - fetched to think that Siberians could have come into contact with people carrying Australasian genes, and then taken those signatures to the Americas over subsequent generations.

The genetic studies provide greater context for archaeological evidence found in the Americas: The research shows that the incredible diversity of cultures and languages among the native people of the Americas developed in place.

The study showed that the genetic influence on timing of reproduction and family size tended to actually be higher in recent times.

If there is any genetic basis at all to racial IQ test - score differences, it is indeterminate and poorly quantified, with recent studies estimating IQ heritability to be anywhere from nearly zero to over 80 percent, and strongly countered by other studies showing that environment counts most.

So subsequently people have been looking at this type of brain activity and this brain activity is very highly related to a person's genetic makeup, and they've looked at this through twin studies again, showing that identical twins had more similar patterns than non-identical twins.

The study also showed that the genetic influences on intelligence are highly correlated with genetic influences on educational attainment, and also, albeit less strongly, with smoking cessation, intracranial volume, head circumference in infancy, autism spectrum disorder and height.

The genetic evidence in Brown's study showed otherwise.

Kathryn Shows, a postdoc at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond who studies the genetic disorder Treacher Collins syndrome, credits her postdoctoral adviser and mentor for helping her return to science after leaving to start a family: «She encouraged me to come back, and she's been like a cheerleader for me, understanding that I have a life outside the lab.»

The results show that distinct genetic profiles underlie specific memory processes: The study reports, for example, associations between a transporter protein set and the process of learning as well as between a cell adhesion set and the process of memory storage.

«Genetic association with aggressive prostate cancer discovered: Study showed a threefold increase in the risk of aggressive prostate cancer for men with the genetic mutation..Genetic association with aggressive prostate cancer discovered: Study showed a threefold increase in the risk of aggressive prostate cancer for men with the genetic mutation..genetic mutation..»

In one study, genetic evidence showed that the «Mediterranean red mullet» marketed in the Northeast was actually Caribbean spotted goatfish.

In a new study now published in the latest edition of the scientific journal PNAS, Bárbara Parreira and Lounès Chikhi from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC; Portugal) show that social structure is important to maintain the genetic diversity within species.

But a new genetic study of a 1000 - year - old skeleton from the Bahamas shows that at least one modern Caribbean population is related to the region's precontact indigenous people, offering direct molecular evidence against the idea of Taino «extinction.»

«Genetic changes help mosquitoes survive pesticide attacks: Study shows how intensive pesticide use is driving mosquito evolution at the genetic level.Genetic changes help mosquitoes survive pesticide attacks: Study shows how intensive pesticide use is driving mosquito evolution at the genetic level.genetic level.»

Dr Antonio Pardiñas, first author of the study, said: «We show for the first time that genetic variants that do not severely impact gene function, but presumably have a more subtle impact on these critical genes, increase risk for developing schizophrenia.»

In a new study, Murphy, a molecular biologist at Princeton University, showed that long - lived bodily, or somatic, cells in Caenorhabditis elegans, a one - millimeter nematode commonly used as a model for aging studies in labs, activate genetic pathways completely separate from those found in long - lived egg, or oocyte, cells.

«We used different lines of evidence to show that ANGPTL3 deficiency is associated with a reduced risk of coronary artery disease,» said study co-author Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Penn. «But ultimately we were able to identify that fact that carriers of this genetic mutation did in fact experience a benefit — with little other health risk.»

But the world's largest genetic study of the condition «shows that autism is many different diseases,» says Stanley Nelson, a professor of genetics and psychiatry at UCLA who collaborated on the investigation.

The study involved participants of European descent exclusively, but co-author Roy Perlis, a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, notes it's standard method to focus on one group as a starting point, since previous research shows genetic markers can vary by ethnicity.

This study showed the two subtypes have different genetic origins and involve a dramatically different number of chromosomal rearrangements, mutations and other gene variations.

Experiments show they can replicate themselves, and controversial studies show they contain rudimentary genetic material.

«Cannabidiol benefits and mechanisms shown in mouse study of Dravet syndrome: Cannabidiol treatment reduces seizures and autism - like behaviors in mice with this genetic condition.»

«Genetic studies have shown in fact that that commonality is almost entirely due to a particular set of genes.

Hwang claimed his stem cells did not result from parthenogenesis, but George Daley, head of the study, showed that the genome of Hwang's cell line has a genetic signature that indicates it sprang from a parthenogenetic embryo.

HUR K Junho, first author of the study said, «The data showed that Cpf1 RNP's delivery to mouse embryos resulted in knocking out the intended genetic functions with high mutation frequencies, 64 % and 33 % respectively.

Previous studies have shown that growth follows a specific genetic programme orchestrated within the growth plate.

Twin studies, for example, have shown that genetic factors determine about 80 % of the variation in how bones fare with age.

Marathon running might be in some people's genes, according to a new study, which shows that a genetic mutation that boosts muscle endurance has spread widely in some human populations.